institutionalizeKK [ˏɪnstɪˋtuʃənəˏlaɪz] /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlaɪz/發音動詞1使制度化、使成為慣例The company institutionalized flexible working hours after the pandemic.疫情之後,公司把彈性工時制度化了。2收容、送進療養機構常用被動He was institutionalized for several years before moving back home.他被送進療養機構住了好幾年,之後才搬回家。3使失去自主能力常用被動Long-term inmates often become institutionalized and struggle outside.長期服刑的人常會失去自主能力,出獄後很難適應。